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Today, we're playing host to a stop along the Rachel's Random Resources tour featuring a work of Historical Fiction that you'll definitely want to dive into! It features a love stung heroine that knows her own mind and heart, a love struck Major fresh from the military not believing what his own heart is telling him, and a severe lack of communication that could have cleared things up toot suite...but then again, where's the fun in that? Ladies and gents, gather round because today's title in the spotlight is on deck...
A Good Match for the Major
by
Josie Bonham
About the book...
Pride meets prejudice – can love blossom?
Beautiful young widow, Lady Eliza Wyndham, is determined never to remarry after a disastrous first marriage. The undeniable attraction that fizzes between her and Major Nathaniel Overton terrifies her. She rejects his advances.
With his pride badly dented, Nat vows to forget Eliza until he finds her in danger from an old adversary of his army days. His protective instincts are stirred and he steps back into her life, but will Eliza be prepared to accept his help?
With his pride badly dented, Nat vows to forget Eliza until he finds her in danger from an old adversary of his army days. His protective instincts are stirred and he steps back into her life, but will Eliza be prepared to accept his help?
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Our dear Lady Eliza has had a rough time of things. She comes from a family filled with love, and green with wealth, but her marriage was to nothing short of a beast. Good news, she's done with him...bad news, she's also done with love. I suppose it's also a good thing then that we don't exactly get to tell our heart what is wants then...
Enter Major Overton. He certainly makes a first impression, and has no intentions of falling at the feet of a fair maiden, but Lady Eliza is far more fiery, far more resourceful, and far more than anything he was prepared for when heading to his grandfather's estate. He'll need to stop worrying about what the ton thinks of him, if he ever hopes to secure the lady's heart...but it certainly won't stop him from trying out of respect, out of courtesy, but mostly...out of love.
These two kept getting in their own ways so often, one became desperate for them to simply TALK to one another. Step away from the propriety of the times, and get to the good stuff...and by that I mean FEELINGS not whatever you might have read into that. *ahem* It's a clean romance with simply a few light blush worthy scenes scattered about, the only tryst coming in a timely fashion...and now I'm stepping away from all that. The to and for between these two was enough to keep things rolling in the beginning, but they REALLY picked up when moves were made against peers, some got too big for their britches, and Lady Eliza gets to show how resourceful she can REALLY be.
All in all, I really enjoyed this one. The action doesn't really get started until about half ways through, so there is a lot of simpering, thinking, and worrying about stations, true intentions, and what not, but still, it doesn't bore. I only had two hang ups. There was a time or two where the story seemed to jump, causing me to backtrack to make sure I hadn't missed something (which very well could have been edited out as I was reading an eARC), and there were a few passages of dialogue that just struck me as odd for the time period (but again, that may have changed between pre and post editing), but they didn't overpower my good impression of the story.
If you're a fan of Historical Romance, you might want to make room on your wish list or simply solve the whole dilemma and grab a copy now!
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About the author...
Josie lives in the English midlands, surrounded by towns full of history such as Evesham, Stratford-Upon- Avon, Warwick and Worcester. Which is perhaps why her favourite reads are historical. Out of all the periods to choose from the Regency Era stirs her imagination the most. The true Regency lasted from 1811 until 1820 but dates as wide as 1789 to 1837 have been included in the extended Regency period. For Josie the true flavour of this period emerges after the iniquitous hair powder tax of 1795, unsurprisingly, scuppered the fashion for hair powder almost overnight.
Josie has always dabbled in stories but it took the combined efforts of her sister and eldest niece to set her on the path to writing novels. Her Regency romances, with a dash of adventure and intrigue, are the result.
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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